IMD warns of rain and snowfall in this state, issues orange alert for next 2 days; check details

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an orange alert for Himachal Pradesh, predicting snowfall and heavy rainfall in the next 48 hours. From the late evening of January 30 to the morning of February 2, Chamba, Kangra, Kinnaur, Kullu, Lahaul and Spiti, Mandi, and Shimla districts are anticipated to expertise heavy rain or snowfall.

“During the next five or six days right from tonight, there are possibilities of rain and snow in the higher reaches of Himachal Pradesh. The rain activity will start tonight. On January 31 and February 1, in the districts of Chamba, Lahaul-Spiti, Kinnaur, and Kullu, there are chances of moderate to heavy snowfall. We have issued an orange alert for these areas. There are chances of rain and thunderstorms with lighting activities in districts of Kangra, Bilaspur and Shimla,” Sandeep Kumar Sharma Senior Scientist of IMD mentioned.

(*2*), Sharma mentioned. He mentioned that an orange alert indicating the chance of snowfall in the upper mountains area on January 31 and February 1, and a yellow alert for thunderstorms in the opposite elements of the state had been issued.

“The thunderstorm alert has been issued for today for Kangra, Mandi, Hamirpur, Shimla, Bilaspur, Mandi and Sirmaur. Further, for the districts of Chamba, Lahaul-Spiti, Kullu and Kinnaur orange alerts have been issued,” he added. 

In the final 24 hours, the coldest temperatures in Himachal Pradesh had been recorded at Kukumseri in Lahaul-Spiti district with minus 4.9 levels Celsius, Kalpa in Kinnaur with minus 2.6 levels Celsius, and Reckong Peo in Kinnaur with 0.6 levels Celsius. Other locations like Narkanda in Shimla district, Manali, Kufri, Bhunter in Kullu, Solan, Una, Dalhousie, Dharamshala, and Shimla additionally skilled various minimal temperatures, starting from 0.4 to six.4 levels Celsius.